# אָיַב (ayav)

Israeli respelling: a-yav. Hear on Google uses modern Hebrew.

Strong’s H340. 1 Old Testament occurrences.

to hate (as one of an opposite tribe or party); hence to be hostile

King James renderings: be an enemy.

Lexicon: Strong’s Hebrew, public domain. The derived file is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Canonical: https://apologetics.wiki/bible/hebrew/ayav-h340

## Occurrences

- [Exodus 23:22](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/exodus/23/22) — But if thou shalt indeed obey his voice, and do all that I speak; then I will be an enemy unto thine enemies, and an adversary unto thine a…